{"product_id":"order-of-operations-no-exponents-zombie-math-mystery-grades-5-7-detective-mystery","title":"Order of Operations (No Exponents) | Zombie Math Mystery | Grades 5–7 | Detective Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder of operations (PEMDAS, no exponents) is the only thing standing between your students and the zombie horde — a zombie is loose in the hallways and the cafeteria goo is spreading.\u003c\/strong\u003e In this no-prep, printable zombie \u003cstrong\u003eMath Mystery\u003c\/strong\u003e, students work as private investigators who solve order of operations problems, match each answer to a clue, and eliminate options one by one until each case is cracked. 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